Vaporizer.



A. l. SANDBO.

VAPOBIZER.- AFPLFCATION HRD FEB- 9. I 9l7.

, 1,251,582e Patented JmL-1, 1918.

UNITED stra'rns ANTON I. sANDBo, er noon ISLAND, learners.

VAPORIZER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 9, 1917. Serial No; 147,86.

T @ZZ whom it may concern.' p Be it known that l, ANTON vnn Santino, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bock island, in the county ofRock Island invention, such as will enable othersskilled` in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same. v

This invention relates to a vaporizer and has for its primary object toprovide a device of this character which when applied to an intake pipeof an internal combustionengine and ignited, will produce a sufficientamount of heat to thoroughly heat the intake pipe and thus form aheating and vaporizing medium for any lluid that may pass through it. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide the carbureter hot airintake pipe with an aperture and to snugly position the vaporizer aroundsaid pipe and over said aperture therein, whereby when the vaporizer isignited, the flame willpass upwardly into the hot air pipe through theaperture therein, the flarne being utilized as a heating medium inaddition to the exhaust pipe of the motor to ci'ectively heat the airwithin the hot air intake pipe.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fullyde scribed hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of an internal combustion engine showing myimproved vaporizer attached to the carburetor hot air intake pipe.

Fig. 2 is a Vertical sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

F ig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side'elevation of an intake manifold showing another form ofmy vaporizer attached thereto. i

' Fig. '5 is a horizontal sectional'view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig.4.

' Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the upper portion of an internalcombustionl engine showing another form of vaporizer attached thereto,and,

-air inlet openings 10.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of this form of vaporizer.

Similar characters of reference are used to denote like parts throughout'the toller-J.A ing description and the accompanying drawV-Iiltel'ferring more particularly ,te the drawings the numeral lrepresents the outer wall of the vaporixer and as shown in Fig. 3 issubstantially semi-circular in cross sections, the vertical side edgesof the wall being curved inwardly as indicated by the numeral 2 andterminate in parallel projecting ears 3 which are designed to be clampedtogether so as to hold the device in position upon the hol air intakepipe l by clamping bolt 5. 'lhe upper end of the outer wall l is curvedinwardly asindieated by the numeral t3 so Athat it will snugly tit theouter circumference oi' the intake pipe.

The device also embodies an inner vvil 7 which -is arranged in spacedrelation to the outer wall and is also of semi-'circular formation inorder to snugly fit the circumference of the hot air 'intake pipe 4.This inner'wall 7 is connected to the outer wall by a bottom wall 8 toform a trough in which is arranged a suitable amount of waste or packing9.

As shown, the inner wall is about half the height ot' the outer wall,and the outer wall is provided circuhrt'erentially at points below theupper edge of the inner wall with rl`he hot air intake pipe is providedadjacent the upper end of the outer wall with an intake opening l1.

'From theJ above description it will be apparent that in order tofacilitate an easy and ready starting of the engine, that it is simplynecessary to saturate the Waste i9 with a suitable combustiblcliquid andignite the same, whereupon the flame and heat4 will pass upwardlythrough the inlet openings 11 in the hot air pipe a and serve toelectively heat ther-air passing through said pipe. The'ame is caused totake this upward course through the device rand hot air pipe t byreason'of the air holes 10 which serve to create a draft through thedevice.

It will also be noted that by. virtue of the inner wall projecting abovethe air holes 11, and the holes through which the combustible liquid isintroduced, that it will be impossible' for. the liquid to flow over theupper edge of the inner wall.

InEigs. e and 5 it wiil eeen another ree form of vaporizer which isdesigned to be attached around the vertical stand. pipe 12 of the intakemanifold 13, so that the flame from the device will pass upwardly aroundthe stand pipe 12 and serve to heat the same to thoroughly vaporize thehydrocarbon in its passage through the intake manifold.

This form of device is shown to consist of a pair of semi-circularsections 14 which are secured together around the stand pipe 12 by bolts15. This form of device in other respects is substantially the same asthat hereinbefore described, with the exception that thevt'op of thisdevice is open as clearly shown in Fig. 5, so that the iiame can freelyascend around the stand pipe 12.

Each of these sections 14 are provided circumferentially and at pointsbelow the upper edge of the inner wall 16 with air draft openings 17 InFigs. 6 and 7 will be seen another form of vaporizer, and is shown toconsist of an elongated trough 18 that is attached to one of its upperside edges an offset and upwardly projecting supporting arm 19 that isprovided in its upper with an opening 20 wherebythe device may bepositioned over the outer end of one of the studs 21 and securely heldin place by the usual clamping nut 22 carried thereby and also servingto hold the manifold clamping yokes 23 in position. By reason of thesupporting arml 19 being oset frm the'trough 18, it will support thetrough in position immediately beneath the oppositely extending portions24 of the intake manifold 25.

A wick or other suitable means is positionedwithin the trough 18 anddesigned to be saturated with a combustible liquid and subsequentlyignited to produce a ame and sufficient heat to heat the intake manifoldand thoroughly vaporize the hydrocarbon in itspassage therethrough.

What I claim as new is:

1. The combination with an intake pipe, of a vaporizer adapted to beattached thereto and comprising inner and outer walls, a bottom wallconnectin said inner and outer walls to form a troug said inner wallbeing half the height of the outer wall, and said outer Wall beingprovided at points below the upper edge of the inner ,wall with airinlet openings, and a wick arranged within the said trough between theinner and outer walls.

2. The combination with the carbureter hot air intake pipe having anopening therein, of a vaporizer adapted to be attached to said intakepipe over said opening and comprising inner and outer walls, the outerwall having its upper end curved inwardly so as to snugly lit thecircumference of the intake pipe, said wall being provided adjacent itslower end with air inlet .openings, a bottom wall connecting said innerand outer walls to form a trough, and a 4wick arranged within saidtrough and adapted to be saturated with a combustible liquid, wherebywhen it is ignited,v the flames will pass upwardly of the vaporizer andinto the hot air intake pipe through the opening therein.

1n testimony' whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of4 two subscribing witnesses.

ANTON I. SANDBO. Witnesses:

FRED GRUBY, CHAS. GINNANE.

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